February FFF "Make A Statement!" contest

The Fab Furniture Flippin contest theme for February is MAKE A STATEMENT sponsored by DecoArt Inc. I use DecoArt's acrylic paint lots but this is the first time to try the chalk paint and wax from the line.

With the go bold or go home mantra I needed to really ponder the project of choice. I had a perfect cabinet in mind with the colors I ordered but sadly there was an issue with the courier delivery. My package was delivered to our rental property and left, not found for days. When opened, this is what I found ;(

I did manage to salvage a bit of paint and painted up a frame with this treasure color.

 I also took an old warped tray

 and deconstructed it to use the wood base as my chalkboard backing

but first it required a few cuts to size.. bring on the big power tools! Once it was the correct size I painted it 3 coats of chalkboard paint.  Once the coat of treasure paint on the frame was dry, I tried a bit of the dark wax. Seeing it too had froze in transit, it was now like a glaze and filled in the crevices and wood grain quite well.

However not knowing how well it will hold up I put a couple coats of clear wax on to seal up once good and dry and left all to dry well overnight. It was then time to assemble and wallaaa

Time will tell how the frozen products hold up but with a couple additional products, I am confident this BOLD chalkboard will see many lists, notes and pictures over the years. Thanks again to DecoArt for the product challenge.

Check out all this month's contest entries at Thirty Eighth Street or Ciburbanity and if you are interested in trying your hand at a future month's contest, email info@fabfurnitureflippincontest.com

*Disclosure

I have received product in exchange for this post, but ALL the opinions are entirely MY own.  This post contains a sponsored link for DecoArt